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(Newser) - A group of Spanish high-school students has successfully sent a balloon and camera package 20 miles above the surface of the Earth, scoring stunning pictures of space, the Telegraph reports—and on a budget of about $82. “We were overwhelmed at our results, especially the photographs,” the team’... More »

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high school • Spain • photograph • teenager • outer space • weather balloon • science project

 Teen Fans Blame...Rihanna 

Experts stress need for education

Mar 19, 09 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Who deserves the blame for Chris Brown’s alleged attack on Rihanna? Not Brown, say many teens. A recent survey showed 46% blame Rihanna, while 52% placed blame on both parties, the New York Times reports—and the level of support has parents worried. "She probly ran into a... More »

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domestic violence • celebrity • hip-hop • Rihanna • teenager • physical abuse • Chris Brown

Relax, Parents: Tween Dora Still 'Wholesome'

New doll of beloved character had sparked short-skirt concerns

Mar 17, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dora the Explorer is getting a tween update in a new doll, which trades her baby fat for a more girly, urban look, Hispanic Business reports. After concerns were sparked by a silhouette preview of the doll sporting a very short dress, parents can breathe a sigh of relief: the... More »

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television • children • toys • Mattel • Nickelodeon • teenager • children's show • doll • Dora the Explorer • tween

(AP) - Fewer teens are sniffing glue, lighter fluid, spray paint, shoe polish, and other easy-to-find substances, a government study shows. But the number of adolescents who actually abuse inhalants—as opposed to just trying them—remained stable between 2002 and 2007, suggesting the need for continued prevention and treatment efforts. More »

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study • drug abuse • teenager • household inhalants

(Newser) - The Seattle teen whose jailhouse beating at the hands of a sheriff’s deputy has sparked internet outrage screamed “I’m not resisting” during the attack, the Post-Intelligencer reports. “It was horrible,” said Malika Calhoun, charged with stealing a friend’s mother’s car. “My head... More »

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Washington • Seattle • police brutality • teenager • sheriff • car theft • Malika Calhoun • Paul Schene

 Video Captures 
 Cop Tackling 
 Teen Girl in Cell 

Girl tackled, apparently punched after kicking off her shoes in Seattle cell

Mar 1, 09 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - A video of a Seattle cop hurling a 15-year-old girl to the floor of a holding cell and apparently punching her in the head has been released by prosecutors trying the officer for excessive force. "This case is beyond police misconduct, it's criminal misconduct," said the lead prosecutor.... More »

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crime • police • assault • police brutality • teenager • car theft

Busted Teen 'Madam' Rips Pimp Charges

Ariz. 16-year-old denies running ring, says she was only a follower

Feb 26, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A 16-year-old girl charged with running a child prostitution ring calls the charges "ridiculous," the Arizona Republic reports. The girl and a pal were the madams of a ring that recruited girls as young as 14 to have sex for money, according to Phoenix police. "We have... More »

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prostitution • child prostitution • prostitution ring • teenager • pimp • madams

(Newser) - The FBI rounded up 48 suspected teen prostitutes and arrested 571 others on a range of prostitution charges this weekend, the AP reports. The nationwide offensive, Operation Cross Country, rescued girls as young as 13 years old. "The goal is to recover kids," one FBI official said. "... More »

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FBI • law enforcement • child abuse • arrest • rescue • child prostitution • sting operations • teenager • pimp

Girl's Barracks Death May Be Drug-Related

Victim acquainted
with soldier; family IDs
her on MySpace

Feb 19, 09 8:16 AM CST
(AP) - Army investigators believe the death of a 16-year-old civilian girl at a barracks on Fort Lewis was possibly drug-related. A spokesman wouldn't say what drugs may have been involved, and toxicology results aren’t expected for at least a week. The dead girl was identified by her family on her... More »

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drugs • US military • death • US Army • barracks • teenager

(Newser) - The recent—or recently discovered—“sexting” epidemic has produced a reasoned response from educators, and a wild overreaction from police,” Dahlia Lithwick writes on Slate. “Schools are enacting what amounts to a don't-ask-don't-tell policy” on teenagers sending out naked pictures of themselves, and others, she writes. But... More »

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high school • text message • child pornography • teenager • criminal charges • criminal prosecution • mobile phones • sexting

 Dead Girl, 16, 
 Found in Army Barracks 

Fort Lewis investigating after 1 civilian teen found dead, another unconscious

Feb 17, 09 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - A 16-year-old girl was found dead and another girl the same age was found unconscious in an Army barracks at Fort Lewis, Wash., early Sunday, the Tacoma News-Tribune reports. The girls were found by emergency personnel responding to a 911 call. A soldier who allegedly knew at least one of... More »

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US military • death • Washington state • military bases • barracks • teenager

 Teen Couch 
 Potatoes Eat 
 Poorly Later: 
 Docs 

TV ads may play a role in the trend

Feb 11, 09 3:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Teenage couch potatoes grow into adults who consume more junk food than their peers, Reuters reports. Kids who reported watching 5 or more hours of TV daily later ate more fast food and fewer fruits and veggies than teens who tuned in for 2 hours or less. The lead researcher... More »

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television • diet • junk food • snack foods • high school students • teenager

Teen Bullied Peers for Sex via Facebook: Cops

Wis. native posed as girl, then blackmailed male students

Feb 5, 09 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A Wisconsin teen has been arrested for allegedly using Facebook to sexually blackmail male students at his former high school. Anthony Stancl, 18, solicited naked photos of at least 31 boys by pretending to be female. He then forced at least seven, all underage, to perform sexual favors to keep... More »

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high school • Wisconsin • crime • Facebook • blackmail • child pornography • sexual assault • teenager

Sticks, Stones Break Bones, But Odd Names May Jail You

Boys with uncommon monikers act out more

Jan 29, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - The more unusual a teenage boy’s name is, the more likely he is to run afoul of the law, a study finds. Irrespective of race, uncommon names like Ivan, Malcolm, and Alec—as opposed to Michael or David—more often belong to kids who act up, researchers say. It’... More »

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male • male brain • name • scientific study • teenager • juvenile crime

 Teen Sex: 
 Everybody Else 
 Isn't Doing It 

Teen sex is on a downswing

Jan 27, 09 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Kids these days, with their sex, their sex, and all their sex. Just look at Jamie Lynn Spears and Bristol Palin—it’s getting worse all the time, right? Nope. The portion of high-schoolers who’d had sex in 2007 was 47.8%, reports the New York Times—down from... More »

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study • sex • oral sex • statistics • Jamie Lynn Spears • teen pregnancy • teen sex • teenager • Bristol Palin

 Trust Fund Teens 
 TP Madoff Mansion 

Pranksters blast accused swindler for wiping out future fortunes

Jan 27, 09 2:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Pranksters whose future fortunes were battered by accused swindler Bernard Madofff festooned his tony Palm Beach digs with toilet paper over the weekend, reports the Palm Beach Post. Teenage boys called the newspaper to claim responsibility for the guerrilla tactic and blasted Madoff for wiping out their trust funds. The... More »

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fraud • toilet paper • prank • defrauding customers • Palm Beach • teenager • Bernard Madoff

Jonas Brothers Babysat
the Obama Girls

Boy band drops by on First Kids' first night at White House

Jan 21, 09 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Malia and Sasha Obama stayed in, presidential style, while their parents hit the dance floors last night, ABC reports. White House staff surprised the girls—who had requested a showing of High School Musical 3 and Bolt in their new theater—with a scavenger hunt. It introduced the mansion’s... More »

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White House • Disney • Jonas Brothers • teenager • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama

Noisy Teens Sentenced to Manilow Sessions

'Music misery' sentences used to bring noisemakers in line

Jan 21, 09 3:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Call it cruel and unusual punishment—or at least unusual. When a Colorado judge sentences teenagers guilty of blasting car stereos too loud in Fort Lupton, he often imposes a session of enforced "musical misery," the Los Angeles Times reports. That means a Friday night in his courtroom... More »

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music • Willie Nelson • Colorado • Pink Floyd • teenager • Barry Manilow • noise violation • Barney • Beethoven • Simon & Garfunkel • Bing Crosby

Self-Portraits of Teens Spur Kid-Porn Charge

Nude photos shared by phone could make senders sex offenders

Jan 16, 09 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Pennsylvania teens are in trouble over child-porn photos—of themselves. Three girls who took the pictures, and three boys who got them via cell phone, have been charged, Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV reports. A student was caught with one of the phones in school in October, prompting a police investigation. But... More »

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cell phones • sex offenders • nude photo • child pornography • texting • teenager • sexting

 'Bored' Teen Sends 
 15K Texts a Month 

Dad had unlimited plan, but still plans crackdown

Jan 12, 09 4:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A California dad whose teenage daughter logged an astounding 14,528 text messages in one month was tickled at first, the New York Post reports. “I laughed. I thought, ‘That’s insane, that’s impossible,’” said Greg Hardesty. “And I immediately whipped out the calculator... More »

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California • cell phones • text messaging addiction • text message • telephone • teenager • phone bill

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